Los Angeles Times: For chronic pain sufferers, the treatment they get from doctors is often worse than their pain

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To the editor: Julie Rehmeyer raises a very important issue facing people with chronic illnesses that have no real visible symptoms. A close friend of mine has chronic regional pain syndrome stemming from an injury on the job. His nervous system seems to go crazy, sending massive waves of pain...

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